The Mistake
The next morning, Scott woke up Johnny for household chores. Johnny liked to be up early that way with his brother. They talked, laughed, they heckled each other softly in front of the barn,
John pushes Scott, seeming to fight until Scott lifts him on his shoulder, throwing him on a haystack and tickling him.
"Tell me I'm the best brother in the world!"
"Yes Scott! Stop!" ... he laughes "You are!"
it was rare moments of complicity, during their father's travels, for Scott then had responsibility and authority over his younger brother.
Scott and Johnny sat at the table, Sam arrived from the end of the living room.
"Hello Sam, come on in!" Scott said.
She approached.
"Hello Mister Scott, hello Johnny."
"Hello Sam"
They had lunch and Scott informed Sam that Johnny would go with her to buy clothes in town.
After the meal, Scott got up and looked everywhere.…
"John?"
"I had prepared the money for you to use in town. Have you already taken it?"
"No Scott! I wouldn't have taken it! I'm waiting for you to give it to me!" Johnny answers.
Then Scott's gaze settles on Sam. "Sam, have you seen the money?" He asked.
"No, Scott!"
Scott approached the child, "Samantha? Look at me, please!"
She looked up and tears started to flow, Hand in her shirt pocket, she pulled out the bills.
"You've finished lunch! Now, go to your room!" Scott was furious!
She quickly disappeared up the stairs, butterflies in her stomach!
Why did she do this? After all that Scott had done for her! She threw herself on her bed sobbing!
"Scott, what are you going to do?" Said Johnny.
"I do not know! You were right about the pies, I should have been firm with her then!"
"Well, I can guess what you are going to do."
"I can't let it go, that's for sure! I must calm down, then I will talk to her."
Scott added the list of clothes and money for purchases back into the drawstring pouch.
"Can you ask Val to visit? We have to find Sam's family but I think, seeing her tears, that her parents are dead. We have to see if she has other family to take care of her."
"Yes Scott, can I go over to Jason's for a time afterward. Please?"
"No, I need you to come home right away. Promise?"
"I promise, Scott."
Sufficiently calm, Scott went upstairs, he knocks softly on the door before going in. Seeing she is still crying, he reacts by instinct. He sits next to the girl before pulling her to sit on his knees and hugging her.
"I want you to calm down now. Stop crying so we can talk, Sam."
"You are very angry with me and disappointed! I don't know why I did this! You are good to me, and I am all bad!"
"You're not all bad! You made a mistake, we're going to talk about it." He squeezed her tighter.
"I messed up Scott, so much! What are you going to do? Use your belt?"
Putting the child directly in front of him, between his knees, he looks into her eyes.
"To answer your question, I never thought about using my belt. Using a belt is rarely my way, even less with a child your age!
A spanking with my hand, over my knees, yes. A spanking with a belt? It would be rare."
Having all her attention, Scott continued: "Disrespect, lying and theft are three actions which, for sure, win a trip over my lap, you understand? "
"Yes sir" she sniffed.
"Okay, tell me why I sent you to your room."
"I stole your money."
"Yes and ...? "
"I do not know. "
"What did you say when I asked you the question about the money?"
"I said it wasn't me."
"Was that the truth?"
"No sir"
"Okay, so today you stole from me and you lied to me!"
She looks at her feet. Scott lifts her chin with her finger so she could look at him.
"Samantha, did you know that what you were doing was wrong when you robbed me?"
"Yes sir" she said softly.
"And you knew I would be angry, right?" She nodded.
"This is the second time Sam!, I let it go on the pies, I shouldn't have, I also made a mistake! If I had inflicted a punishment, you might not have done this. This time, I won't let it go! Stealing is a crime! Adults go to jail for that! Children get spanked! You understand?"
"Yes sir"
"Sam?" He said softly, "Do you trust me not to be to harsh?"
"Yes, Scott"
"Well, let's finish it then! I will leave the shirt for your cover this time, but I have to repeat this lesson, it will be on your naked behind!"
He moved Sam gently and placed her over his lap, he raised his palm and started spanking. At the third descent of his hand,Sam howled and struggled. Scott was surprised, he didn't hit hard at all! Just enough to leave an impression!
"Scott please! Stop! I will not do it again!" She screamed.
"You will no longer steal and you will tell me the truth!" He said punctuating each word with a light spank.
"Yes, Scott! I promise!" She sobbed.
"As long as you live under my roof, you will do what I tell you and follow my rules!"
Giving another two last spanks, he stopped, tilting her to sit on his lap, she cried so much!
He was sure to have controlled his strength and spanked reasonably! She snuggled against his chest.
"I forgive you sweetie! Sam?" he asked, "Have you ever been spanked before?"
She shook her head on his shirt.
"That's what I thought!"
After a few minutes, he asked her to rest for a while, Johnny would be back soon with her clothes.
"Am I still being punished Scott?"
"No, I just want you to rest a little, It tires you to get spanked, but you don't have to rest long."
"Okay, are you staying a bit?"
"Okay", he sits next to her, she snuggles against him and falls asleep.
He then left the room quietly.
While Mrs. Bray prepares the items and sizes that Scott had asked for, Johnny shares how they found Sam.
Then he walks over to the sheriff, asking him to drop by to see Scott.
He tells Johnny, he would go around town to make sure everything was fine, then go to the Lancer ranch.
Johnny thanks him and then makes a decision that he will regret later. Thinking that what Scott does not know, could not harm him, he goes to visit his friend.
Finding Jason outside his house, he calls "Hi Jason!"
"Oh hi John!, What are you doing in town?"
"An errand for my brother. Your father is not here is he?"
"No, he left for a few days."
"Great!, Like mine!" But I have Scott he thinks.
"Are you coming to play for a while?"
"Ma! John is here!" He yelled, "Can I play for a time?"
"Hello Ma'am"
"Hello Johnny. Yes Jason, but not long!"
"Yes Ma. Thank you!"
"What do you want to do?" Jason asks
"Come on, I have a cigarette! Do you want to smoke it?" Johnny whispers.
"Oh yes, let's go! Here take the matches."
They walked behind Jason's barn, to smoke out of sight ... Well so they thought! The sheriff watched them from a distance.
An hour later, Johnny arrived home.
Lunch was ready and Scott gave Sam the clothes Johnny brought.
There were two nightshirts, underwear, two dungarees, three different tops, a skirt with a blouse and a dress.
"All that for me? Thanks Scott!" she said hugging him around the waist.
"You're welcome sweetie!" And he returned the embrace.
Sam told Johnny, delighted, how she had helped Scott fix the meal!
"Fortunately you were there!" Scott said. Sam laughed.
"And you Johnny, was it easy in town?"
John swallows! "Uh ... yes, yes! No problem!"
"Why then did you come home late?
"It took time with the clothes. I wanted to get the list right." he lied.
"Good," replies Scott.
"Sam, can you get rid of the scraps. I'm going to do the dishes." Scott tells her.
"No, I don't want to! I want to try on my clothes!"
"No?" Scott put down his fork and Johnny remained frozen!
"Have you forgotten that you have to do what I say? Do you want me to repeat the lesson I administered earlier?"
"No, sir! Sorry! I will do what you tell me!"
"Good choice!"
She did so.
"Sam?" Scott said.
She turned around.
"When you're done, you stay in your room, until I tell you, for answering back to me!"
"Yes sir".
When the dishes are done, Sam heads outside.
"Sam?" Scott reminded, "I don't repeat myself!"
Sam turned around and went up the stairs, stomping, slamming the door of her room.
"Johnny, you can go have fun for a while, but don't leave the ranch."
"Are you sure you don't want me to help you?"
"No, take some time for yourself"
"Okay, thank you Scott!" He says but butterflies of guilt tickle his belly!